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  • Brazil: Petrobras Sends Letter of Intent for Safe Concordia Accommodation Rig

    20 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent (LoI) by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the provision of the Safe Concordia semi-submersible rig for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. The firm period of the contract linked to the LoI is three years and the total contract value is about USD 157 million. Operations are […]

  • New York to introduce its ‘first-ever’ hybrid-electric ferry

    14 August 2025
    Collaboration, Innovation, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    The Trust for Governors Island, a non-profit organization founded by the City of New York, has unveiled the Empire State’s ‘first’ hybrid-elec­tric pub­lic fer­ry, the Harbour Charger. As disclosed, the arrival of the hybrid-electric Harbour Charger marked a ‘landmark’ moment for both Governors Island and New York State’s efforts to facilitate sus­tain­able mar­itime trans­porta­tion. The […]

  • Osprey scoops Libya transportation deal from TechnipFMC

    1 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Offshore vessel owner Osprey has begun transportation work in the Mediterranean for oilfield services provider Technip FMC.

  • Petrobras Extends ‘Safe Concordia’ Contract

    9 December 2013

    Prosafe has been awarded a contract extension by Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Concordia semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. The firm period of the contract extension is three years and starts in June 2014, immediately following expiry of the existing contract firm period.  Total value of the contract extension is approximately […]

  • Cotemar Extends Safe Lancia Contract Until December 2016

    4 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Mexico’s Cotemar group has awarded Safe Lancia a three-year bareboat contract ending in December 2016. Prosafe, the owner of the rig, said that the contract value was around USD 68 million. The Safe Lancia was built in 1982 at the GVA/Kockums yard in Sweden to a GVA 2000 design. It has a ten (10) point wire-mooring system […]

  • BP Extends Contract for ‘Safe Caledonia’ in UK North Sea

    29 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    BP Exploration Operating Company Limited (‘BP’) has extended the contract duration for the use of Safe Caledonia conducting accommodation support at the Andrew Area Development Project in the UK sector of the North Sea. The revised contract period incorporates operations at the Magnus platform and extends the contract by seven months to end March 2014. […]

  • Video: DNV GL Conducts 1st Offshore Drone Survey

    4 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Classification society DNV GL has carried out its first offshore drone survey on the semi-submersible vessel Safe Scandinavia in the North Sea. This 25,383 gross ton tender support vessel (TSV) is owned and operated by Prosafe, supporting Statoil’s drilling operations off the coast of Norway. Using camera-equipped drones, DNV GL’s drone pilots checked the TSV’s fairleads and their […]

  • Woodside Extends Safe Astoria Deal for Another Month (Australia)

    8 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Australia’s Woodside Petroleum has decided to extend a contract for the use of Safe Astoria semi-submersible rig, Prosafe, the owner of the rig has announced. With this, Australia’s largest LNG exporter has exercised the second of two 30-days options to use Safe Astoria at its North Rankin Redevelopment Project. The project is located 135km, north-west […]

  • ‘Safe Hibernia’ Secures Contract Extension

    15 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Cotemar group has confirmed that Safe Hibernia has been awarded a contract extension through to 27 July 2014 with unchanged day rate. The contract value of the extension is USD 6.2 million. The Safe Hibernia, an accommodation/service vessel, was built in 1977 at the Rauma Repola yard in Finland to an Aker H-3 design. It has […]

  • New contract extension for Safe Hibernia in Mexico

    31 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Mexico’s Cotemar  has awarded a contract extension for the Safe Hibernia accommodation rig through to 23 December 2014 with unchanged day rate. The contract value of the extension is USD 7.9 million. The rig provides accommodation services to Mexico’s state-run oil company, PEMEX. The Safe Hibernia, owned by Prosafe, was built in 1977 at the Rauma Repola yard […]

  • Norsafe lifeboats for Culzean FSO

    30 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Norsafe has signed a contract with Singapore-based drilling rig builder Sembcorp Marine to deliver freefall lifeboats and davit systems for and ‘FSO to be installed in the UK sector of the North Sea.’ While Norsafe does not reveal the name of the North Sea project, it is safe to say that the FSO is destined for […]

  • Leask Marine completes in-water survey on Prosafe’s Safe Caledonia rig

    19 April 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Orkney Islands-based engineering company Leask Marine dive team has completed a comprehensive in-water survey for ABS on Prosafe’s Safe Caledonia accommodation rig.

  • EIA: Nearly a third of US-made energy exported in 2024, mostly fossil fuels

    13 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects

    According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, almost one-third of the energy the country produced last year was exported.

  • Norway: BP Norge Secures Accommodation Rigs for Valhall Offshore Facility

    17 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    BP Norge AS has exercised two three-month options for the continued use of the MSV Regalia and thereafter Safe Scandinavia (image) at the Valhall offshore facility in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The first three months commencing in July 2011 using the MSV Regalia will be in direct continuation of the existing firm […]

  • FPSO Umuroa Bags One More Contract Extension

    23 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    BW Offshore has received a one-year contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Umuroa. The FPSO is operating on the Umuroa field offshore New Zealand for Tamarind and had been leased out until the fourth quarter of 2017. The firm period has been extended to the fourth quarter of 2018, the company […]

  • DNV GL performs its first offshore drone survey

    3 August 2017

    DNV GL surveyors have carried out the classification society’s first offshore drone survey on the semi-submersible vessel Safe Scandinavia in the North Sea. This 25,383 GT tender support vessel (TSV) is owned and operated by Prosafe, supporting Statoil’s drilling operations off the coast of Norway. Using camera-equipped drones, DNV GL’s drone pilots checked the TSV’s […]

  • Total hires Safe Caledonia accommodation rig

    26 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Prosafe has secured a contract with Total to deploy one of its flotels to the UK North Sea. Under the agreement, Total E&P UK will hire the Safe Caledonia semi-submersible accommodation rig at the Elgin-Franklin offshore platform. The firm period of the contract is 134 days plus additional 30 days option to extend with on-site […]

  • Singapore tugboat becomes ‘nation’s first’ to earn biofuel-ready status

    5 August 2025
    Certification & Classification, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Following a retrofitting initiative, Marina Zanite, a 2012-built tugboat operated by Singapore’s towage services provider Marina Offshore, has become ‘the first’ unit of its type in the country to receive a biofuel-ready notation from French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV). According to Bureau Veritas, the 30-meter-long and 9-meter-wide tug underwent a retrofitting procedure to enable […]

  • Det norske: Ivar Aasen topside nearly finished. On track for first oil in 4Q

    18 January 2016
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Det norske, a Norwegian oil exploration and development company, has informed that the construction of the topside for the Ivan Aasen field platform, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, is nearing completion.  According to Det norske’s update on Monday, the platform deck, under construction at Sembcorp Marine’s SMOE yard in Singapore, has reached […]

  • COSCO Qidong Inks LoI for Two Accommodation Vessels

    7 November 2013

    Prosafe has agreed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd. for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of two semi-submersible accommodation vessels, with options for four further units. The vessels will be the most advanced and flexible units for worldwide operations excluding Norway, and will be ready for operations in 2016. The […]

  • Shell Allowed to Use Regalia Flotel During Draugen Works

    6 May 2013

    In connection with upgrades on the Draugen facility, A/S Norske Shell (Shell) has received consent to use the MSV Regalia living quarters facility while the work is ongoing at the field, offshore Norway. Shell will carry out upgrades on the Draugen facility which e.g. include the living quarters and lifeboat system. Related: Shell Hires Regalia for […]

  • Fifteen Crew Evacuated from Safe Bristolia

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Fifteen non-essential crew out of 53 on board from Prosafe’s accommodation unit Safe Bristolia were airlifted to safety after a tow line snapped on Sunday leaving the unit adrift some 40 nautical miles west of Bergen, Norway, according to Norwegian New Agency (NTB). The floatel was under tow on Sunday evening, October 26th by supply […]

  • Keppel secures four contracts worth S$340 million

    21 November 2008

    Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured SGD 340 million dollars worth of contracts through its subsidiaries for the conversion of a floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO), the construction of an internal turret, the refurbishment and outfitting of a semi-submersible multi-service vessel as well as the fabrication, installation and integration of topside process modules for […]

  • EnQuest hands in decom plan for Thistle Alpha topsides

    22 September 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    UK-based EnQuest has submitted its decommissioning plan for the Thistle Alpha platform topsides to the country’s authorities.

  • 220 blocks up for grabs in Nigeria’s bid round to speed up oil & gas development

    11 August 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Given its interest in unlocking oil and gas growth, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed its plans to award 220 oil blocks, spanning the African country’s onshore and offshore basins, in its latest hydrocarbon licensing bid round. This entails 59 offshore blocks located in deep water.